Pennantia corymbosa Kaikōmako

Drainage: Damp Well Drained Growth: Medium Height Range: 8 Site Conditions: Frost Tolerant Heavy Soil Loamy Soil Windy Spread Range: 6 Sunlight: Full Shade Full Sun Partial Shade Features: Attractive Flowers Attractive foliage Attractive to bees Attractive to Birds Attractive to insects Evergreen Suitable for Revegetation Species Suitable for Shelter Tolerant of Shade Category: Trees Tags: Bird Attractor, Fragrant

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Pennantia corymbosa is also called Kaikōmako or Duck’s Foot after the shape of the juvenile leaf. The Māori name kaikōmako means food ( kai ) of the bellbird ( kōmako ). They are a favourite food of the Bellbird/ Korimako. From November to February Kaikōmako produces panicles of small creamy-white heavily scented flowers. The small fleshy single-seeded drupes on female trees ripen to glossy black from January to May and attract bellbirds to feast.

Pennantia corymbosa is a dense tangled endemic s...